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Prospect Street, CONGLETON, CW12 4EE

Looking at the north and west elevations. The first stone to be laid in the building of the Church of St James the Great was done by the then High Steward of the Borough of Congleton, Randle Wilbraham Esq, in May of 1847. The architect was James Trubshaw of Newcastle under Lyme; the chief contractor was Samuel Faram of Odd Rode with the woodwork being under the direction of Edward Massey of Lawton. The building work was paid for by public subscription along with grants from the Chester Diocesan Society, the Incorporated Society and the Church Commissioners. It is built in the style of the transitional period of Early English; this is evident in the steep roof that forms an equilateral triangle to the windows and doorways. The church is built of local, Cloud-side, gritstone with a Westmoreland slate roof. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester Dr Graham on Wednesday 27th January 1849

Located at the base of one of the buttresses on the east end of the church (Image). For more information on this and other bench marks go to http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37363 .

This George V post box is located opposite the end of Image

Showing the north and east elevations. There is a bench mark on one of the buttresses at the south-east corner (Image). The first stone to be laid in the building of the Church of St James the Great was done by the then High Steward of the Borough of Congleton, Randle Wilbraham Esq, in May of 1847. The architect was James Trubshaw of Newcastle under Lyme; the chief contractor was Samuel Faram of Odd Rode with the woodwork being under the direction of Edward Massey of Lawton. The building work was paid for by public subscription along with grants from the Chester Diocesan Society, the Incorporated Society and the Church Commissioners. It is built in the style of the transitional period of Early English; this is evident in the steep roof that forms an equilateral triangle to the windows and doorways. The church is built of local, Cloud-side, gritstone with a Westmoreland slate roof. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester Dr Graham on Wednesday 27th January 1849

Looking the full length of Queen Street from its junction with Silk Street to the junction with Booth Street. Image is on the left and the end of Image on the right.

Congleton fire station, West Road, Congleton, Cheshire.

This date plaque is above entrance doors to the Image Although the date has been left black the letters above have been painted over, if we look carefully the words Methodist New Connexion can be made out- indicating that this was once a chapel. The Methodist New Connexion was formed in 1797 by a breakaway movement from the Wesleyan Methodists led by Alexander Kilham, a minister of a Methodist circuit in Sheffield. Kilham was an outspoken man who disagreed with the Wesleyan idea of putting the position of minister above that of the common member and that there should be free elections of class-leaders and stewards, and equal representation with ministers at Conference. They also contended that the ministry should possess no official authority or pastoral prerogative, but should merely carry into effect the decisions of majorities in the different meetings. The Connexion lasted until 1907 when it merged with the Bible Christian Church and the United Methodist Free Churches to form the United Methodist Church. At the time of the merger the Methodist New Connexion consisted of 250 ministers and 45,000 members.

Although it is now a garage, this building was erected in 1836. Although part of the date stone (Image) has been painted over it is still possible to see that it was originally a chapel for the Methodist New Connexion. The Methodist New Connexion was formed in 1797 by a breakaway movement from the Wesleyan Methodists led by Alexander Kilham, a minister of a Methodist circuit in Sheffield. Kilham was an outspoken man who disagreed with the Wesleyan idea of putting the position of minister above that of the common member and that there should be free elections of class-leaders and stewards, and equal representation with ministers at Conference. They also contended that the ministry should possess no official authority or pastoral prerogative, but should merely carry into effect the decisions of majorities in the different meetings. The Connexion lasted until 1907 when it merged with the Bible Christian Church and the United Methodist Free Churches to form the United Methodist Church. At the time of the merger the Methodist New Connexion consisted of 250 ministers and 45,000 members.

Looking up Elizabeth Street from its junction with West Street, part of Image is visible on the left.